microplankton

 PI:              Diane Stoecker        
 of:              Univ. of Maryland, Horn Point Marine Lab.
 dataset:         Microplankton counts and carbon biomass,
                    one liter samples      
 project/cruise:  EqPac/TT007
 ship:            R/V Thomas Thompson

 PI-Notes

 All organism counts are for size class greater than 20 microns.


 Parameter   Description                                     Units

 event       event number from event log                     dimensionless
 sta         station number from event log                   dimensionless
 cast        TM or CTD cast number from event log            dimensionless
 bot         bottle number                                   dimensionless
 depth_n     nominal depth of sample                         meters
 dino_het    counts of heterotrophic dinoflagellates         cells/liter     
 rad         counts of radiolarians                          cells/liter
 foram       counts of foraminiferans                        cells/liter
 ciliates    counts of ciliates                              cells/liter
 dino_het_C  carbon biomass, heterotrophic dinoflagellates   micrograms C/liter
 rad_C       carbon biomass, radiolarian                     nanograms C/liter
 foram_C     carbon biomass, foraminiferan                   nanograms C/liter
 ciliates_C  carbon biomass, ciliates                        nanograms C/liter